RIALTO RECORD Weekly
November 19, 2020
Vol 19, NO. 10
Ayala retires after 12 years of ser vice on Board of Education By Maryjoy Duncan
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r. Joseph Ayala is retiring from the Rialto Unified School District (RUSD) Board of Education after 12 years of service to the community. Ayala credits former Congressman Joe Baca, Sr. for inspiring him to embark on this public service journey shortly after his retirement from Baldwin Park Unified where he taught for 34 years. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve, and confident the school board will continue to move Rialto in the right direction,” Ayala remarked. “I’m not leaving under bad terms or ill will, I wanted to make sure that I had that opportunity that things went smooth so that when I left I would feel good about myself and everything I did for the communi-
ty.” According to Ayala, who began his tenure in 2008, the board’s most important decision is to find a competent superintendent that is compatible with the community. “Our goal was to help these Ayala, cont. on next pg.
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Joseph Ayala, RUSD Board President (at the time) honored United Farmworkers and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta during the renaming ceremony for the RUSD Cesar Chavez/Dolores Huerta Center of Education in March 2010. Ayala voted in favor of dedicating the Center of Education for Dolores Huerta along with his fellow board trustees.
Weekly Far mer s Market pr omotes health ing fresh fruits and vegetables, vegetarian food items, tamales, teriyaki chicken bowls, fresh salsa and hummus, the program has recently offered flu shots to all attendees and has big plan in the near future. “On October 28, we held a “Say Boo to the Flu” event at our farmers market and we provided flu shots to over 300 people, including city employees and residents. Our city is currently having discussions with the county to offer COVID-19 testing at our farmers market, beginning in December,” continued McGee.
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CITY OF RIALTO
Not only does Rialto Certified Farmers Market offer fresh produce, it’s offering flu shots and soon it will be offering COVID-19 testing free of charge.
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very Wednesday, the city hosts a Rialto Certified Farmers Market, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 290 West Rialto Avenue.
Healthy Rialto, a program within the city, strives to improve the quality of living for its community and beyond. “As part of our Healthy Rialto Program, the city hosts a weekly farmers market which provides
an opportunity for the city’s residents to pick up fresh produce and take advantage of other opportunities that may benefit their health,” said City Clerk Barbara McGee. Along with 15 vendors featur-
One special component to the farmers market is its Market Match Program, which provides an opportunity for low-income families to purchase more fresh fruits and vegetables. “Our Market Match Program assists families in eating healthier. This specific program accepts EBT, so for example a family can use their EBT to purchase $10 Market , cont. on next pg.