COLTON COURIER Weekly
Vol 149, NO. 01
December 17, 2020
Parade of Lights brings holiday cheer to Colton By Manny B. Sandoval
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he Colton Fire Department has been busy bringing holiday cheer to the city with its annual Parade of Lights experience, which began on Monday December 14th and concludes on Saturday December 19th.
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“Our fire department has been coordinating this parade for well over 20 years now and it’s become a tradition here in Colton. Although this year’s parade experience may be slightly different from years prior due to COVID-19, we’re happy to get out here and bring joy to the faces of children in our city,” said Fire Chief Tom DeBellis.
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This year’s parade experience was only slightly different from years past - children weren’t able to get up close and speak to Santa directly, but still received candy canes and enjoyed the hearty “Ho ho ho’s.”
In past years, children have had the ability to get up close and directly speak to Santa Claus, but due to current restrictions and guidelines, Santa and fire departParade, cont. on next pg.
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ven as a child, Hanh Tran knew that health care would play an important role in her life. Her mom struggled with osteoporosis for years, eventually succumbing to another devastating disease, pancreatic cancer. “So many people helped her, and so many people have helped me, I want to pay it forward,” says Tran, a single mother who is launching her career in radiology thanks, in part, to a partnership between Arrowhead Regional Medical Center’s School of Radiology Technology and the San Bernardino County Workforce Development Board (WDB). WDB provides financial assistance to help pay for books, scrubs, shoes and licensing tests for qualified students participating in the school’s 23.5-month program. For Tran, a first-gener-
ation Vietnamese-American, that support was a difference maker and allowed her to follow what she describes as “a dream worth living.” “I’ve told Robyn (Caliver, WDB Workforce Development Specialist), I don’t think I could have done this without you,” says Tran, who is preparing for her board exams to become a licensed mammographer – a high-demand specialty that plays a critical role in the fight against breast cancer. For Tran, it’s an opportunity to repay the care and support her mom received after fleeing Vietnam with five of Tran’s older siblings. Tran herself was born in San Bernardino, and along with her brothers and sisters would accompany her mother during Partnership, cont. on next pg.
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Hanh Tran, is a single mother who is launching her career in radiology thanks, in part, to a partnership between Arrowhead Regional Medical Center’s School of Radiology Technology and the San Bernardino County Workforce Development Board.