EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 58, NO. 23
May 27, 2021
Happy in Heaven: A g randson’s tribute By Manny B. Sandoval
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write this dedication in memory of my Grandpa, Gilbert “PeeWee” Lopez, 86, a native of San Bernardino.
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Although family and friends are the heart of you, I know you’re happy in heaven. You put so much in my heart, from childhood to adulthood, that I couldn’t ask for more. All of the memories, the good, the bad, the funny, the happy, the sad; are forever engrained to my core. Family is home...and you will always be home to me.
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Grandparents are forever, and I will forever remember the times we spent together; like visiting the Chino auction, experiencing my first pow wow, simple things like going along for the ride while you and grandma paid the Grandpa, cont. on next pg.
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MANNY B. SANDOVAL
Lifelong San Bernardino resident Gilbert “PeeWee” Lopez, 86 (September 17, 1934 - March 23, 2021), is pictured with his beloved grandchildren Ashley Gallardo and Manny Sandoval.
San Ber nardino, LA Kings, LA Galaxy, San Manuel, KABOOM! open new playg round at Hudson Park
CHS and BHS win one, lose one in 2-game series Pg. 4
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Representatives from the L.A. Kings, City of San Bernardino, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, KABOOM! and L.A. Galaxy celebrate the opening ceremonies of an accessible KABOOM! playground at Hudson Park in San Bernardino on Saturday, May 22, 2021.
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ids in San Bernardino are celebrating because they have a new, exciting place to play. For more than a year, representatives from the City of San Bernardino, the LA Kings, LA Galaxy, and San Manuel Band of Mission Indians collaborated with KABOOM!, a
national non-profit dedicated to playspace equity, to open an accessible playground at Lionel E. Hudson Park. In January 2020, kids from the community participated in Design Day, an event where they contributed drawings of their
dream playgrounds. These drawings were then used as an inspiration for the design of the playspace at Lionel E. Hudson Park. The play space includes climbing apparatus, musical elements, logic games, and slides. Accessibility features include a wheelchair glider, accessible
swing, and ADA-compliant ramps and sidewalks from parking lot to playground. This inclusive space will spark hope and enable kids to reach their full potential through the power of play. Park, cont. on next pg.