Colton Courier 10/27/22

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By Dr G (Dr Luis S González), community writer

the 33rd year, the I m m a c u l a t e C h u r c h “ D i n n e r H o u r ” p r o gram kicked off their

Children’s Toy Drive last week with a donation from Dr G, (Dr L u i s S G o n z a l e z ) C o u n c i l M e m b e r a n d w e l l k n o w n Community Advocate

The Dinner Hour program has evolved over the years

Due to many organizational, manpower, and financial chal lenges, this long running pro gram has included food give a ways, walk up food distribu tion, sit down dinner, enter tainment, drive up food distri bution, and a drive thru food

distribution Currently, about 30 volunteers help each week o n We d n e s d a y m o r n i n g s t o s e t u p , d i s t r i b u t e t h e f o o d boxes, and guide the vehicles

“It’s a process,” explained

By Manny Sandoval

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Eloy Sanchez, Dinner hour Ministry Coordinator,; Rev Max Tzul, FmM; Dr G, Council Member and Community Advocate

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Toy Drive

Assistant Coordinator, Doug Blinkinsop

Another important part of the Dinner Hour program is their Annual Children’s Toy Drive, with started October 19 with the first donation, and will con tinue until we reach our goal of raising $4,000

“This is the time to start our Toy Drive,” explained program Coordinator Eloy Sanchez, who continued, “Our fund drive team will get to work raising funds for the purchase of toys ”

The team includes Eloy Sanchez, Dinner Hour Ministry Coordinator; Apolinar “Pino” Espudo, Dinner Hour Ministry Volunteer; and Dr G (Dr Luis S Gonzalez), Council Member and Community Advocate

When the fund raising is com pleted, Eloy and Doug will take a trip to Los Angeles to pur chase hundred of toys, large and small, to load into their equipment truck, and bring them home to prepare for the December Toy “Give Away ”

On December 22, approxi mately 400 children will be at the Toy Give Away event, which will include a blessing, snacks, food distribution, music, special guests, the Colton Elf, and Santa Claus Close to 1,000 people are ex pected

Parents, visitors, and members of the public are welcome, and some local organizational groups also participate in the celebration

When we talk about commu nity involvement, the great ef

fort performed by our local churches makes an impact in the community, and needs to be recognized

Many of them, such as Im maculate Church, offer weekly meals or food boxes for the homeless, or food for those in need “No one is turned away,” exclaimed Eloy Sanchez In ad dition, as resources permit, offer clothing, sundries, and other essential items

The Toy Drive Give Away at the Immaculate Church is an ef fective outreach for the com munity and has established itself as a popular seasonal event

The City of Colton is fortunate to have this excellent church outreach for the benefit of resi dents in our community, espe cially during the holidays

The Toy Drive Give Away is a great event and benefits many children

For more information about the Dinner Hour program, the Children’s Toy Drive Give Away, or donating to the Toy Drive, please contact Eloy Sanchez @ 909 520 1600

For more information about CITY TALK, various commu nity groups, Colton history, the trash clean up, the G Team, prayer list, history briefs, Vet eran Spotlight, Church Spot light, Business Spotlight, U S “Flag Watch,” neighborhood meetings, community projects and events, or the online live stream programs, text/call Dr G @ 213 3730 Questions and comments are always welcome

Film

ing it the biggest turnout for the Inland Empire “We’re dedicated to making this thing bigger and better each year So it’s exciting to see you here today, supporting our local filmmakers,” said IE 48 Hour Film Project Producer Kevin Lyons

The over encompassing gist of the IE 48 hour Film project is for a team to produce, write, cast, block, shoot, and edit an entire four to seven minute short film in only 48 hours

“There were a few required el ements that each film needed to include this year For example, each film needed a character

named Michael or Michaela Ronco, a hotel employee; a cup cake as a prop; and the line “You know what they say” some where in the film,” continued Lyons Awards for the films were an nounced on Monday, October 24th, and audience favorites went to Sweetest Vacation by 2022 Rancho Cucamonga 48 and The Spaces Between by Footlights

A group of San Bernardino Valley College students called Phase 3 Films accomplished the unthinkable (for such a short pe riod) by securing a hangar and airplane in their short film

“We were determined to shoot in a hangar and have an airplane

as a prop in our film But unfor tunately, we got turned away from a couple of them due to time constraints and certain per mits But luckily, we secured a hangar at an airport in Riverside and made it happen,” said SBVC Student Mariana Lapizco

Suppose anyone in the com munity missed the Premiere Screening and wants to support local filmmakers In that case, the organization is hosting the Best of the Inland Empire 48 Hour Film Project on November 8th at Harkins Theaters Moun tain Grove in Redlands

For more information, visit 48hourfilm com/en/inland em pire ca

By Manny Sandoval

with Inland Empire Community News endorsing a NO vote on Prop 27, dozens of the region’s Californian Tribes, including the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, are also voting NO on this measure

A NO vote on this measure means that sports betting would continue to be illegal in California and that no changes would be made to how state gambling laws are en forced

“So many people oppose Prop 27 because it’s a bad deal for all of California Tribes would be particularly negatively impacted More than two decades ago, Californian tribes fought for the right to be able to offer gaming on Indian reservations Califor nia has agreed and voted to entrust safe, regulated gaming exclusively to California tribes,” said Tribal Chairman of the Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians Daniel Sal gado

In 1988, congress passed The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and Prop 27 put the act at risk

“California has agreed and voted to entrust safe, regulated gaming exclusively to California Tribes This agreement between California and tribal governments has en abled tribes to become self sufficient, provide hundreds of thousands of jobs, and pro duce $1 6 billion to help non gaming Tribes,” continued Salgado

According to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Business Committee, Prop 27 could heavily impact the $25 billion Californian Tribes contribute to the local econ omy, including acres such as jobs, spending, infrastructure and philanthropy

“Prop 27 will take away the exclusivity of Tribal gaming It would break the prom ise that California voters have made to our tribes and destroy everything we have worked for This is why nearly all California Tribes, our top elected leaders and key organizations are opposed to Prop 27,” concluded Salgado To learn more, visit noprop27 org

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Dozens of teams and film lovers posing for a photo outside of the Hollywood Theater at Regal Cinemas in Ontario

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By California Youth Council Leadership

California youth are calling on you to take action to stop the To bacco Industry's attack on young people

The California Youth Coun cil (CYC), a statewide leader ship team of high school and college age youth committed to creating healthy communi ties, is urging you to recog nize the magnitude of the possible impact of this No vember's referendum vote directly impacting the health of California youth and fami lies

This fall, the ballot will ask you if you support upholding a ban on flavored tobacco

We need your immediate ac tion and solidarity with Cali fornia youth

Flavored tobacco products play a significant role in driv ing tobacco use by young people

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) notes that nearly 81% of youth tobacco users, ages 12 to 17, reported that the first product they used was fla vored

In an effort to protect young people, the state legislature passed Senate Bill 793 (2020), banning the sale of most flavored tobacco prod ucts in California

Big Tobacco, using its finan cial power to push a referen dum on the bill, got enough signatures to suspend the leg islation until Californians could vote on the issue in No vember 2022

The tobacco industry's im mense profits come at the cost of the well being of young people in our communities

The CDC estimates that each year smoking related ill ness in the United States costs more than $300 billion (about

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In short, Big Tobacco is reaping huge profits in ex change for the public's health and safety and is consistently making youth their targets

In 2019, an estimated 4 31 million middle and high school students in the U S used a flavored tobacco prod uct in the past 30 days (CDC 2019)

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Padilla to Host

tual Federal Student Debt Relief Briefing, Encoura ge Calif or nians to

meaningful student debt cancellation

Senator

Alex Padilla (D Calif ) will hold a virtual briefing with the Cal ifornia Department of Financial Protection & Innovation (DFPI) and stu dent loan holders to discuss the Biden ad ministration’s student debt relief plan and its impacts on Californians

The recently announced plan will forgive up to $10,000 in federal student debt for student loan holders who meet income cri teria and up to $20,000 for loan holders who meet income criteria and who were Pell Grant recipients

Eligible borrowers with federal student loans can apply now for relief by filling out a fast and easy online application

About 4 million Californians hold an av erage student loan debt of $37,783, accord ing to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and about 92% of California borrow ers will be eligible for the new loan for giveness

Nearly 90% of the relief dollars will go to those earning less than $75,000 per year Of the 40 million Americans who are eli gible for relief, more than 60% are Pell Grant recipients who are eligible to receive up to $20,000 in debt cancellation

71% of Black and 65% of Latino loan holders are Pell Grant recipients The ad ministration’s plan will advance racial eq uity by ensuring that the relief goes to the loan holders with the highest economic needs to help narrow the racial wealth gap

Senator Padilla has been a consistent ad vocate for students and student loan hold ers and urged the President to provide

Padilla cosponsored a resolution calling on President Biden to use his authority under the Higher Education Act to cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt for fed eral student loan holders

Padilla also cosponsored the College for All Act to make college tuition free and debt free for working families and intro duced the Basic Assistance for Students in College (BASIC) Act to ensure college stu dents are able to meet their basic needs while pursuing their education

What Is Federal Student Loan Debt Relief?

It’s a program that provides eligible bor rowers with full or partial discharge of loans up to $20,000 to Federal Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 to non Pell Grant recipients

Who Qualifies?

Individuals who made less than $125,000 in 2021 or 2020

Families that made less than $250,000 in 2021 or 2020

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By Enrique Murillo Dr Julian Nava, 1927 2022

It is with great sadness and sense of loss that we share the news of the passing of Dr Julian Nava this past Friday Ju lian served as the Honorary Chair / Padrino de Honor for our LEAD Summit 2014

Nava was a recognized Latino leader and role model in the United States

The son of Mexican immigrants, he was raised in East L A and said even through junior high, he was still learn ing English as Spanish was spoken at home He struggled in high school and joined the Navy as soon as he legally could at age 17 during World War II

After his service, he attended East Los Angeles Commu nity College before transferring to Pomona as a junior

He graduated with a degree in history and then earned his doctorate in Latin American history from Harvard Univer sity Nava was a civil rights activist during the height of the Chicano Movement

He was the first Mexican American to be elected to the school board of the L A Unified School District in 1967

In 1993, Nava was one of the pallbearers selected for the funeral of the labor leader Cesar Chavez Nava worked with Chavez since his time with the Community Service Organization in Los Angeles immediately after the Second World War

He taught history at California State University at North ridge from 1957 to 2000

In the 2006 HBO film Walkout the role of Dr Julian Nava was played by director Edward James Olmos

Most notably, in 1980 Nava was the first Mexican Amer ican to be appointed the U S Ambassador to Mexico by then President Jimmy Carter

He is the author of several history books, as well as a memoir, Julian Nava: My Mexican American Journey (2002)

He was retired and lived in San Diego County with his wife, Patricia

He held the title of professor emeritus of history at CSUN Nava lectured widely about multicultural education, and served on the board of directors of Encuentros, which pro motes education among young Hispanic males In 2011, a school was named for him

A Celebration of Life for Julian Nava is forthcoming and we will share updates as they come

Dr. Julian Nava dies at 95, CSUSB’s 2014 LEAD Summit Padrino de Honor

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Community News

San Bernardino County received $4 5 million in the new state budget to help build a new animal shelter

The funding came through a budget re quest championed by Assembly Major ity Leader Eloise Gomez Reyes (D Grand Terrace) The new state of the art animal shelter will be built in the unincorporated community of Bloom ington

“Effective animal care services are an essential function of county govern ment,” said Board of Supervisors Chair

man Curt Hagman “We are extremely grateful to Majority Leader Reyes, who has actively supported our Public Health Department with this critical state fund ing The new County animal shelter is an investment that will improve our care for abandoned pets and other animals across the region ”

“This new animal shelter is an impor tant investment in public health and safety for the residents of my district,” said Reyes “I am pleased to work with San Bernardino County to fund this new project and to see substantial investment in the unincorporated area of Blooming ton ”

Architectural designs are still being fi nalized for the new San Bernardino County Animal Care Center Under cur rent plans, the new facility will greatly expand the physical capacity to care for more animals while allowing more part nerships with cities across the county

The new shelter will feature expanded and improved services like onsite veteri nary care, pet adoption, greater housing capacity and larger play yards for ani mals

The County Public Health Department also hopes the new facility will enhance partnerships with non profit animal res cue groups and allow for greater activity

by animal care volunteers

“This additional state funding, plus the County resources we have already re served for this project, will allow us to complete this tremendous new animal shelter,” said Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr , whose Fifth Supervisorial District in cludes Bloomington

“We appreciate the efforts of Majority Leader Reyes to obtain this important funding for the new Bloomington facil ity Once completed, this modern shelter will let us house more dogs, cats, and other animals while providing better treatment and care ”

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How to Have “T he Talk” With Your Kids in the Age of TikTok

By Amy Streavel, Senior Direc tor of Education Programs, Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties

TikTok,

with its short, di rect and entertaining videos, is wildly popular among kids and adults of every age As a sex educator, I appreci ate the many body positivity and health education accounts on Tik Tok that teach people about their bodies, reproductive health and sexuality in a healthy, inclusive way But as with any media plat form, there’s also potential for a lot of misinformation and harmful trends

At a time when distrust of health authorities is at an all time high and STI rates are skyrocketing, accurate sexual education is more important than ever and TikTok has made the information land scape for kids far different than it was even five years ago Young people have a new and different vocabulary, and a better under standing of some aspects of gen der, identity, sexuality and reproductive health at a younger age than their parents did They also have access to an over whelming stream of content, not all of it particularly helpful

It might be overwhelming to even broach the subject when you don’t know half of what your kids are consuming on TikTok, but it’s so important for you to be able to talk honestly about sex with your kids Research has shown again and again that you as a parent or guardian are most likely to influence their attitudes towards sex Teens who report having open and honest conver sations with their parents about sex are more likely to delay sex ual debut and/or use condoms when they do have sex

With all this in mind, and based on my years as a sex educator working with Inland Empire kids and adults, here are my tips for having “the sex talk” in the age of TikTok

Don’t just make it one big “talk” and never bring it up again In stead, focus on having regular, casual conversations about bod ies, sex, gender, and reproductive health from an early age That in

cludes asking them open ended questions about what they see online, and being there to answer their questions! Planned Parent hood has multiple guides for when to talk about what with your kids at plannedparenthood org/parents

Help them learn how to identify trusted sources of information Gen Z has access to information like no other generation, so it’s important they know how to identify trusted sources of infor mation and how to verify the in formation they see and hear Have discussions about how to complete follow up research when they learn something new online and encourage them to share it with you too

Keep an open mind: just because they learned it on TikTok doesn’t mean it’s wrong There are many trusted sources that share infor mation on TikTok, like pediatri cians, gynecologists, and health educators Ask them which videos or content creators in this area they like best, and watch videos together! This gives you the chance to see what they are watching and use those experi ences to start conversations

Take a cue from TikTok’s style TikTok is popular and effective because of its delivery style Videos are direct and to the point Use the same style when talking to your kids Use correct terminology and don’t tiptoe around the details If they have follow up questions, add a little more information until they are satisfied

Don’t be afraid to learn together We all grew up differently, and your own sex education might not have been very comprehen sive

Being a trusted adult isn’t about knowing everything, but about having open and honest conver sations, providing medically ac curate information, and being someone a child feels safe asking questions Ask them to show you a video or tell you what they’ve seen, and then use that opportu nity to learn and research the topic together

County Receives $4.5 million in state funding to build a new animal shelter in Bloomington

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Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr , and his rescue dog Prince; County Public Health Director Josh Dugas; Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gomez Reyes; and Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Dawn Rowe celebrate $4 5 mil lion in State funding for a new County animal shelter

Halloween and Dia De Los Muer tos activities in San Ber nardino, Rialto, and Colton

By Manny Sandoval

Looking for a free family fun event in the Inland Empire this spooky season? We have you covered Here are our top four Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos picks just for you

City of San Bernardino Parks and Recreation Dia De Los Muertos Tuesday November 1st 5 PM to 8 PM

Campo Santo Memorial Park 2643 North E Street

California State University, San bernardino Día de los Muertos 2022 Saturday October 29th 11 AM to 4 PM

CSUSB Student Union East Amphitheatre 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino FREE Parking in Lot D

Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is an annual celebration when families gather to honor and remember deceased loved ones Join ALFSS as we celebrate DDLM on our campus We will celebrate our culture and enjoy entertainment, food, and activities This year the event will be hosted at the Student Union East Am phitheatre The celebration will include ofrendas by student organizations, and ven dors, performances by Ballet Folklorico Cultural, Jarabe Mexicano, the museum exhibition “Festival de Calaveras” and a live Calavera Auction to raise funds for student scholarships We invite you to bring your friends and family for a weekend celebration!

Colton Parks and Recreation Annual Halloween Festival Monday, October 31 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Fleming Park 525 N La Cadena Drive Hocus Pocus begins at 7:00 p m

Rialto Parks and Recreation Halloween Hi Jinks Monday, October 31 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Rialto Civic Center Willow Ave between 1st St & Rialto Ave

FREE Admission: Candy, Costume Contest, Pumpkin Carving Contest, Games & Giveaways

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attendees at San Bernardino Valley College’s Dia De Los Muertos event in November 2021

d S e r i e s P r e d i c t i o n : A s t r o s v s P h i l l i e s

By Caden Henderson

Who saw this one coming? The Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies are the rather surprising matchup for the 2022 World Series

The Phillies have made it all the way as the lowest seed in the AL, while the Astros haven’t lost a game en route to the Fall Classic

Now, it’s all about who will come out on top Here are my game by game predictions for the World Se ries

Game 1 is set to have both teams aces battle it out as Justin Verlander and Zack Wheeler take the mound

Verlander may be 39 but he is still at the top of his game and looks to collect ring number 2 of his career

As for Zack Wheeler, the 32 year old has shown some signs of weakness this postseason for his stan dards but has still looked elite

With that being said, expect this game to be a pitch ers duel

However, I see Astros stars Jose Altuve and Yordan Alvarez delivering when it matters as the Astros will

take game 1 by the score of 3 2 In game 2, the battle on the mound will feature Aaron Nola for the Phillies and Framber Valdez for the Astros

Expect a bit more offense in this game, with the As tros staying steady and inching one step closer to the World Series by taking a commanding 2 0 lead, win ning 5 3

We then will go to Philadelphia where the hometown Phillies will have their backs against the walls in a must win game 3

And win they will, as I see the Phillies jumping on projected starter Lance McCullers Jr early thanks to efforts from Bryce Harper and J T Realmuto as the Phillies satisfy the home crowd with a 7 4 victory

Game 4 brings about another opportunity for the As tros to take control of the series in a game where we will most likely see a lot of both teams bullpens

Unfortunately for the Phillies, their bullpens red hot streak will end, and the Astros will take advantage thanks to just about everyone in the lineup, as they win 9 5 and take a commanding 3 1 series lead

Game 5’s Wednesday night start will have left both teams aces with 5 days rest

Being down 3 1, the Phillies would most likely be forced to throw Zach Wheeler on the mound with nor mally starting pitcher #2 Aaron Nola being ready in the bullpen for later in the game if needed

The Astros would probably start Justin Verlander barring injury or drastic fatigue, and we will see an other pitchers duel in Game 5

However, in the late innings, ALCS MVP and star rookie Jeremy Peñas will come through with a clutch hit and help secure the World Series for the Astros as they win 2 1

As I said when I predicted the Astros to make it here originally at the start of the postseason, Yordan Al varez will win World Series MVP as the Astros si lence the haters and win a championship no one can put an * on this time

There it is, my predictions for the 2022 World Series featuring a statement championship for the Astros, as they easily handle the Phillies and win in 5 games

However, this postseason has had a flair for the dramatic, and anything can happen