W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
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Nove mber 16, 2017
Vol 1 5, NO. 09
THIS WEEK Gloria’s Cor ner
Rialto Fir e Dept. holds fundraiser for one of its own By Marina Rojas
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Rialto Fire Engineer Scott Schwingel is battling colon cancer, diagnosed in 2015. The Fire Department is raising money for alternative treatment.
ometimes, life is hard. And when it’s really hard, like in the case of a medical emergency, a car accident or a house up in flames, you can count on the local fire department to show up and take care of business for you. For the Rialto Fire Department (RFD) right now, they’re also taking care of business for one of their own while opening up an opportunity for all of us to step in and help them out during a difficult time. Rialto Fire Engineer Scott Schwingel, a 16-year veteran of the RFD, was diagnosed with colon cancer in July of 2015. Schwingel has been on chemo treatments since the beginning and is currently not able to work. Marcus Lynch, RFD Engineer Paramedic said his wife got him started in getting a fundraising effort going for Schwingel, his co-worker and friend of the past five-and-a-half years. “We need to get him the money for alternaSchwingel, cont. on next pg.
Rialto schools sweep top 3 titles at Rube Goldberg Competition
Colton sc hool district f amilie s rec eive hol iday food baske ts
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Gloria’s Corner
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Words To think About A5 Legal Notices
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Opinion
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County Superintendent Ted Alejandre, in suit, with first-place Junior Dragons from Myers Elementary
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Frisbie Middle Sc hool wre stling fundraiser
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chools from Rialto Unified, Chino Valley Unified and Upland Unified school districts won the top honors in their respective divisions at the second annual San Bernardino County Rube Goldberg competition that was held on Nov. 4.
Myers Elementary Schools’ Junior Dragons in Rialto took first place in the Apprentice Division of the event, which was held at the Pearce Sports Center in San Bernardino. In Division I for middle schools, Lyle Briggs K-8 School’s General Skills team took first place, and Upland
High’s Unfunctional Chain Reactions took the top prize in Division II for high school teams. Close to 200 elementary, middle and high school students participated in the competition, which was organized by the San Competition, cont. on next pg.
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n Saturday, Dec. 2 Frisbie Middle School will be raising funds for Students Against Cancer with wrestling/Lucha Libre by Empire Wrestling Federation. Matches: • 6-man tag-team match pitting Kayam El Chivo / Uptown Andy Brown / Adrian Quest vs. Fidel Bravo / Eric Cross / Ty Ray. • Davion Foreman vs. K.C. Douglas. • “Student of the Game” Dicky Mayer vs. Che Cabrera • “The Toku Titan Super Beetle vs. “King of Wrestling” Alonzo Avarez. • Saint Sinclair vs. Tommy Difozio. This is a family-friendly event. Pre-sale tickets available at the school office for $8; tickets at the door are $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under. Frisbie is located at 1442 N. Eucalyptus. For more information call (909) 820-7887 or (909) 886-5201.