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W e e k l y COLTON COURIER Vol 146, NO. 14

March 22, 2018

CJUSD Family Reading Con brings together authors, parents, students

THIS WEEK Gloria’s Corner

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SB Councilman Henry Nickel to run for State Assembly

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Hundreds of people sat through insightful presentations by awardhe first ever Family winning, bestselling authors and Reading Con held by the participated in hands-on reading Colton Joint Unified and writing activities. School District and partners over the weekend stressed the impor- Literacy, in the long term, will tance of literacy to parents and help reinforce essential skills that will prepare students for bright students. futures, explained CJUSD Superintendent Jerry Almendarez.

and Mar ta Macias Br own named LEAD Summit’s madrinas de honor

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INSIDE Gloria’s Corner

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Opinion

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Classifieds

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Words To think About A5

Legal Notices

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Colton Joint Unified School District Superintendent Jerry Almendarez believes literacy, in the long term, will help reinforce essential skills that will prepare students for bright futures. “The important thing is for people to read. The more they read, the more success they’ll have.”

By Anthony Victoria

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“Our attempt here is to align our efforts with the county’s Vision2Read efforts,” he said. “It’s very important that students learn to read by grade level so they have a greater chance of graduating and being successful.” Here’s what educators, parents, and students had to say regarding literacy:

“Reading offers [children] the opportunity to dream about where they could be. I think all the reading I’ve done with my daughters at home has come a long way. Their language skills have grown.” -Lydia Nerey, mother of 9-yearLiteracy, cont. on pg. 2

Colton weighs placing tax measure on November ballot to address financial concer ns

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By Anthony Victoria

olton is financially stable, city officials assured residents and employees during the City Council meeting on March 22.

However, “getting by” doesn’t address the city’s growing infrastructure needs and pension obligations, explained Finance Director Stacy Dabbs.

The City Council, with the help of city staff, helped present financial information to initiate public discourse on options to address the city’s financial shortfalls and how to best resolve those concerns.

Measure D, the five-year General Fund transfer approved by voters in 2016, is providing temporary financial help to fund Tax, cont. on pg. 2

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The City Council, with the help of city staff, helped present financial information during the March 20 Council meeting to initiate public discourse on options to address the city’s financial shortfalls and how to best resolve those concerns.


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